19-year-old gets even with stepmom who refuses to pick them up from the bus stop: 'Stepmom said if I was late not to come home'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Aug 4, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

In this life, you can try to do everything right, and you still might be punished for doing things wrong. Maybe you have a boss who flips out if you mess up, but then also never gives you a pat on the back when you succeed. Or maybe, like this person, you have parents who impose their own strict rules, but no matter what you do, you're still somehow breaking another rule you didn't even know about in the first place. 

Some parents will control their teens so much that they forget some of the rules they imposed on them in the first place! Like, the parent might insist that the kid needs to go out and search for jobs. But then when that kid drives back later at night, the parent gets distressed that the teen is breaking that rule instead. Too many rules just creates a kid who is very sneaky and finds ways around the rules, as this teen revealed in their story below. 

Next, read about the food service workers who got fired on the spot, like one kid who spilled ice on the floor, picked it up and threw it back in the machine, and got fired after his first half-hour on the job. 

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    I was 19 years old and still living at home. My dad is/was married to a woman who is the total "evil stepmother". My Dad would drop me at the city bus stop in the morning. I didn't have a job so I rode around and applied for jobs all day. Well, I'm supposed to meet my dad at the end of the day so he can take me back home Somehow, I missed the bus a couple times. I didn't mean to.
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    Well, my stepmom told me that if I'm late again, just don't bother coming home. I took her at her word. Some time goes by and I accidentally miss the bus again, making me late. So, I called a friend (collect) that I barely know and asked if I could stay with him.
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    He told me to grab a cab and he'd pay when I arrived. So, I did and I spent the night with this creepy guy. Little did I know when I didn't come home that night, my Dad freaked out and put together missing flyers.
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    I found this out when I called my Dad and he got me home from this guy's apartment. He was saying how worried he was. I just stared at him blankly and said "well, (stepmom) said if I was late not to come home. I was late, so..." Nothing really came of it. He's still married but separated.
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    A bunch of commenters had questions about the evil stepmother and the dad

    Metallkiller Still married but separated? How does that work for long?
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    [deleted] OP My dad was working out of town and she called him and told him she didn't love him anymore. She's 14 years younger and he's still hoping she will change her mind.
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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    techieguyjames What a total b
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    [deleted] OP I totally agree
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    sixft7in still living at home Where else would you live besides home???
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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    [deleted] OP My dad and stepmom kicked me out when I was still 19. I had no money, no job and no place to go
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    acousticcoupler Did creepy guy try anything?
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    [deleted] OP He kissed me then started bawling
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